'Rape is rape'

INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW, Tues. 21/08/12: Several papers focus on the trial of Gu Kailai, the wife of ousted Chinese Communist Party leader Bo Xilai, who was given a suspended death sentence yesterday. Meanwhile, controversial definitions of rape are getting a lot of attention in the UK and the US.

As a bilingual Franco-American, she enjoys explaining everything French to an Anglophone audience…as well as scanning papers from around the world for quirky articles and unique analysis pieces.

DHEEPTHIKA LAURENTJournalist, Press Reviewer

An Australian at heart with Indian origins, Dheepthika has been at FRANCE 24 since 2012. She loves browsing through the papers with a special soft spot for anything Aussie and anything that takes us out of the mundane.

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A Londoner born and bred, Haxie joined FRANCE 24 in 2013 and hasn't looked back. She's covered everything from international affairs to culture, but enjoys nothing more than sifting through the papers to find the most insightful articles and scathing cartoons of the day.